"For an Audience of Light" CD

NEW!August 2006 Update: Now you can download ALL tracks from this CD !:(first run is completely sold out, but we will print more if asked.)Please email mailto:abramsv@gmail.com to get your copy (price: $10 Can)

Thursday, September 28, 2006

"Pastoral Glimses" - Melody Potpourri from 1990

Well, this one is made entirely for fun...I collected some of my melodies from long ago (most from 1990-1991, a couple from 1985) and "stitched" them in the following two-part sequence. Most are played on a little Yamaha PSS-680 keyboard (see below) that I had in Germany in 1990. It was rather like a toy, very entry-level in its capabilities, but was actually fun to play, to see what it could do without any programming (only with preset styles). You will also hear such exotic intruments as "drawing a rubber string" across the piano lid, plucking grand piano's strings with metal paperclips, etc :). Needless to say they are all improvisations, kind of like a light-hearted melody potpourri, celebrating the goodness of country living.

Monday, September 18, 2006

"The Panorama Suite" - 7 Piano Pieces from 1997.

These instrumental pieces were composed as a continuous improvisation and recorded live one morning in 1997 (after spending a week in Panorama Resort in British Columbia). My future wife and I were just falling in love with each other... so it is dedicated to Rachel (part 6, especially). I am not sure if I ever have time or ability to make the proper arrangements for these pieces - so they are performed on the piano only (with an occasional preliminary vocal track).

Saturday, September 02, 2006

New piano improvisation tracks - Sept 1, 2006

Piano improvisations recorded this week.First one is a rough draft of a composition I am really hoping to record properly one day.The second is an unusual folk / dance medley of 2 slow melodies and 1 fast (composed on the spot).

Monday, August 28, 2006

A Couple of New Improvisations

It's been some time since I posted anything new in this section, but here it is... a couple of new piano improvisations (atmospheric spontanious pieces), recorded this Sunday. This could get arranged into something else, or just left "as is"... Thanks for listening.

These compositions are presented with only a few edits (deleted blank spaces). So there could be some rough notes... Playing this, I was inspired by the peaceful Western landscapes and the glory of the Lord so evident in our country.